Above normal rainfall for Oct-December
Tuesday, September 02, 2014
The Climate Prediction Center (CPC)-International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), says in its latest report this will be mainly due to the El Niño phenomenon that is expected to increase as the year progresses towards the end and into another, where parts of the Southern Africa region will have a 50 percent likelihood of below-average rainfall, which means planting for the main agricultural season might be affected.
However, luckily for Botswana it has in the past had above-normal rainfall during around four out of 10 El Niños, which means its impact may not be highly felt on rainfall totals at least for October to December.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...